re: TX mayor tells residents to fend for themselves during power outage ‘Only the strong will

Classic case of
1. Posting while drunk
2. Not sleeping on it before you hit that submit button

That's something you say in front of friends, not immortalize in digital form.

I have an uncle who was once a small town mayor.

He would have people show up at his house at night and and on the weekend and would call as late as 10PM to bitch and moan.

He didn't run for a second term.

There is no telling how much crap this Mayor put up with until he snapped.

It’s terrible advice. Have you ever tried burning wood harvested from a live tree?

Yes I did read it. I stand by my statement. But I'm not a elected mayor.

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that’s rich coming from you

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I’m not Toddy dumbass

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It’s terrible advice. Have you ever tried burning wood harvested from a live tree?

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Did I say anything about a live tree? Did he? (I did not read the entire rant)

What other options do these folks have for power? If no other, then why did the government allow a monopoly to exist? Can they dig a well for water? Maybe, but if they don't have a water table to get to, then why did his fricking government allow the land to be zoned for building homes? If you allow a home to be built where there is no option to well for water in an emergency, then that is on this cocksucker's government.

He can't have it both ways. If they want a government, then they have do what they have to do. If they don't then get rid of the government and let the people find a way. Don't tell people they have to be on their own and then sit there and collect your damn government check. Abolish the government and get rid of his arse if that is what he really wants. What a scummy pos.

How quickly did the power return after he resigned?

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wareaglepete

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Good Lord, son.

This is a tiny town in the poor, rural Texas panhandle. Most towns in Texas of this size have a paid City Manager, who does most of the day-to-day work of running city services. The position of mayor is part-time and usually UNcompensated, with perhaps a small stipend for each Council meeting attended.

The guy looks to be in his early 30s. I seriously doubt that he personally-controlled zoning for the last 100 years or selection of the local utility company.

You need to take a deep breath.

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If the gas and power went off I would have to install a wood burner in my house on the fly while freezing.

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Or you could have bought a generator and a kerosene heater at any time in the last several years.

The mayor words it poorly but brings up a good point in that the overwhelming majority of households are basically incompetent and neglectful when it comes to diaster preparedness. This is a once in a century event and people are on Facebook blaming everyone but themselves for burst pipes, not having some non-perishables stocked up, a small generator, etc. ready when there was a week of forecasts stating how bad this could get. Idiot Karens whining about the local roads not being salted and how that's the mayor's fault.